Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-31398341-20170409101440/@comment-31267872-20171014001324

RoysOurBoii wrote: don't use thunder punch on blaze nape for flying mons, because flare blitz hits much harder, in the scenario where you'll use iron first, blitz and punch do the same to flying mons, but punch lacks recoil, so there. Yep, because:

Thunder Punch = 75 BP... 75 BP + x2 effective + Iron Fist = 180 BP

Flare Blitz = 120 BP... 120 BP + STAB = 180 BP

They're both essentially the same if your opponent is like a Normal/Flying type but Flare Blitz has recoil which hinders it - however if you're up against a Gliscor, Flare Blitz is the way to go because that Thunder Punch will do nothing.